ENGL3004W
ENGL 3004W - Historical Survey of British Literatures II (4 Cr.) Historical Perspectives, Writing Intensive
English Language & Literature (10961)
TCLA - College of Liberal Arts
ENGL 3004W - Historical Survey of British Literatures II (4 Cr.) Historical Perspectives, Writing Intensive
Course description
In this wide-ranging survey of British and post-colonial literature from the late eighteenth century to the present, we will explore representative literary texts and genres from British Romanticism, the Victorian period, Modernism, and the postwar era. Besides analyzing the language, aesthetic features, and technical construction of these literary artifacts, we will examine our readings as reflections of and reactions to social upheavals like the Industrial Revolution, challenges to the traditional role of women, scientific discoveries that sparked religious doubt, and the First World War. Additionally, because this is a writing intensive course, you will familiarize yourself with the process of writing a research paper with a literary focus, which includes finding and successfully incorporating contemporary scholarly research about your topic into your paper, crafting an original argument, utilizing textual evidence, and evaluating existing scholarship.
Minimum credits
4
Maximum credits
4
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
OPT - Student Option
Discussion
Lecture
This course fulfills the following Liberal Education requirement(s)
Historical Perspectives
Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?
Yes
Typically offered term(s)
Every Fall, Spring & Summer